Over the past two years, Lhostampa exiles and the Thimphu government have published their version of events. Also, a South Asian jurists' report was released in early August 1992 in Colombo. Sri Lanka.
The Facts behind Recent Developments in Southern Bhutan.
This booklet was produced to defend the policy of One Nation, One Identity against attack by Lhotshampa leaders. It starts with Thimphu's version of how "anti-national" activities began in the schools and colleges of southern Bhutan and describes King Jigme's magnanimity in granting amnesty based on "his strong faith in the people," and the treachery of Tek Nath Rizal, once "an ordinary bulldozer driver" who was "sent to Australia by His Majesty so that he could learn English and broaden his outlook."
The text goes on to discuss the betrayal of trust by the faculty and students of the National Institute of Education, the Sherbutse College and the Royal Bhutan Polytechnic; defends the need for the 1988 census as "past records were totally unreliable and extremely inaccurate"; defends the mandatory wearing of the gho and kira underlining the "unavoidable necessity for a small country like Bhutan to have an easily recognisable type of dress"; justifies the promotion of Dzongkha as the national language; maintains that the South has received more than a fair share of the development budget; and on human rights states that, "Every Bhutanese citizen is completely equal before the law irrespective of whether they are Royal Family members, Government officials, businessmen or simple farmers."